The International Association of Political Consultants is a professional group of political experts dedicated to fostering democracy throughout the world.

The organization's major activity is an annual conference where our 100-plus members can exchange ideas about the political process. For example, a highlight of the 1996 IAPC Annual Conference in Miami, Fla., was a deconstruction and analysis of the 1996 U.S. Presidential election by key campaign, polling and advertising professionals from the Clinton-Gore and Dole-Kemp teams.

These conferences allow our political professionals to:

• Talk and analyze major elections throughout the world.
• Review campaign strategies with case histories.
• Update polling and research techniques.
• Get expert briefings on new developments in communications media and new technologies.

In general, the IAPC holds its annual conference in nations where interesting political developments are underway. Typically, about half of the conference agenda is devoted to politics of the host region or country. The other half of the conference is dedicated to analyzing developments in the rest of the world.

Other missions of the International Association of Political Consultants include:

• The IAPC International Democracy Award
• The Committee on Emerging Democracies

Learn More About the IAPC and its Mission

Rick Ridder, former IAPC President
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Joe Napolitan, co-founder of the IAPC
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Bo Krogvig, former IAPC President
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